<VV> (VV) 17 inch wheels on Late Model

[John Miller]

I am looking into installing 17 inch wheels on a late model coupe. A while back someone posted some photos of a late with 17's on here. I don't recall if they supplied wheel dimensions. So far I have found the one inch offset is hard to come by. 17x7 have 4 inch backspace which would supply probably the accurate offset for the front. I want to put 17x8 on the rear but they only have 4.5 inch backspace unless I special order 5 inch backspace(adding an extra $200 to the price). I have 15x8's on one now and know the plus's and minus's of that. Just wondering a couple things....does anyone know the max useful backspacing front and rear of a late model. And any affect to the handling in mixing offsets, or would the wider wheel probably compensate for this? 

John Miller 
Iowa